babyboomerbooks

......stories that endure......

catalogue of royalty books

updated July 5th 2008

CHILDHOOD

QE000: The Little Princesses by Marion Crawford Cassell & Co. 1950 (1st ed.) hb with dj GD/GD, chipping at edges of dj. Crawfie the governess tells all about life with Lilibet and Margaret Rose - fascinating, 64 pages of illustrations and 7 colour plates, over 500g $30

QE002: Royal Sisters Volume 3 1950-1951 by Alison Barnes Pitkins London 1951 hb with dj, GD/FAIR, dj has chipping at corners a few other tears and rubbing, many b&w photos of Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, letter rate, $10

QE003: Our Royal Children Their Home Life and How They are Dressed, given away with Woman & Home Dec 1936, paper-covered insert to magazine GD/--, few tears, beige pages, sepia photos of Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret Rose and Prince Edward in his pram, letter rate $10

QE004: Queen of To-morrow by Louis Wulff MVO Sampson Low, London 1946 hb with no dj GD/--, front hinge cracked slightly, b&w photos and a few in colour. Study of Princess Elizabeth from birth to just before her engagement, over 500g $20

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WEDDING AND CORONATION

QE005: Royal Wedding by Betty Spencer Shew. McDonald & Co. London 1947 (1st ed.) hb with no dj VG/--, many b&w photos, courtship and wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, under 500g. $8

QE006: Happy and Glorious! by Marion Crawford (Crawfie) George Newnes London April 1953 hb with no dj , inscr. on fep dated 1953, VG/-- text by the Princess's ex-governess, b&w photos, some colour, under 500g. $8

QE007: The Queen Elizabeth Coronation Souvenir no publisher stated, 1953 hb with dj, GD/GD, dj has a few tears, b&w and coloured photos, minimal text, over 500g $10

QE008: Country Life Picture Book of the Coronation aCountry Life 1953 hb with dj GD/GD, name and date top of fep, foxing on dj inside edges. B&w photos, letter rate $10

QE009: Golden Book of the Coronation A Daily Mail Publication Associated Newspapers 1953 hb gold boards with cellophane oversleeve, VG/FAIR, back bottom of oversleeve eaten by insects, explains every aspect of the Coronation, beautiful coloured picture of the Queen, over 500g $10

QE010: Elizabeth Our Queen by Richard Dimbleby Hodder & Stoughton 1953 (2nd imp.) hb with no dj GD/--, mostly text, 8 coloured plates and many b&w photogravures, not photographed, under 500g $8

ROYAL TOURS

QE011: Royal Tour 1953-4 by Wynford Vaughan Thomas Hutchinson London 1954 hb with dj VG/FAIR, tears to front and back of dj mended on the inside, many b&w photos and a few coloured plates, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's 6 months world tour to Fiji, Tonga, NZ, Australia, Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, over 500g. $10

QE012: The Royal Tour of Australia and New Zealand 1953-54 The News and the Mail 1954 lge format hb with no dj GD/--, many b&w, some coloured photos, over 500gl. $10

QE013: Our Queen Visits Australia and New Zealand including intimate details written by Marion Crawford (Crawfie) Dymock's Book Arcade 1954 hb with dj VG/VG, mostly text, some b&w photos, under 500g. $10

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

QE016: E II R 25 Years - to Commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II ed. by Oswald L. Ziegler published by Oswald Ziegler Publications Sydney 1977 lge format hb with dj VG/GD, few tears at corners of red and gilt dj. Heavy and lavish book with many b&w and colour photos, history of the monarchy, the Commonwealth, genealogical table, foreword by Sir Robert Menzies, over 500g $20

QE017: The Queen, Her 25 Year Reign Her Australian and New Zealand Tours produced by Australian Consolidated Press pb VG/--,128 pages mostly coloured photos, letter rate $8

QE018: Queen Elizabeth II A Golden Anniversary Tribute foreword by the Earl of Lichfield Golden Books Sydney 1985 lge format hb with dj VG/VG, small name top of fep, in honour of Her Majesty's 60th birthday, many photos, mostly colour, large and heavy, over 500g $15

TRIBUTES

QM001: The Country Life Book of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by Godfrey Talbot Country Life Books 1978 (1st ed.) lge format hb with dj VG/VG, dj turns out slightly at the top. Foreword by HRH the Prince of Wales, many photos in b&w and colour, over 500g $15

QM002: The Queen Mother, no author stated Colour Library Books 1983 lge format hb with dj VG/VG, many colour photos, small amount of text, lots of different hats, over 500g $12

QM003: The Queen Mother's Century by Robert Lacey Little, Brown & Co, 1999 lage format hb with dj VG/VG, her life story mostly in photos, over 500g. $15

QM004: Queen & Country by David Sinclair J.M. Dent & Sons London 1980 (reprint) hb with dj VG/VG, mostly text, some photos, over 500g $8

QM005: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 60th Anniversary Tribute Astrian Marketing London 1980, soft card cover, lots of coloured and b&w photos, letter rate, $12

QM005

KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH

R006: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth by Frances Donaldson Weidenfeld & Nicholson London 1977 hb with dj VG/GD, erased name at top of fep, dj has tears and turns out at top front, a study of two people, showing their personalities, their careers and their relationship. B&w photos, over 500g $12

R007: The Coronation Book of George VI and Queen Elizabeth Odhams London 1936 hb without dj VG/--, large and heavy with embossed boards, full description of coronation service and many sepia photos, over 500g $15

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R008: The Life and Times of King George VI 1895-1952 Colorgravure Publication 1952 hb with dj GD/GD, slight edgewear on dj, 160 pages, nearly 200 photos, over 500g $10

R009: Their Majesties by Hector Bolitho Angus & Robertson 1952 hb with dj GD/GD, strip of browning on second and second-to-last page, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 90 photogravures, under 500g $15

R010: The King & Queen with Their People John Murray London 1941 (1st ed.) hb with photographic boards, no dust jacket, GD/--. war-time sepia photos, letter rate $10

R011: Playtime at Royal Lodge, The Queen Mother and Her Grandchildren by Lisa Sheridan John Murray London 1954 (1st ed.) hb with dj GD/GD, chipping at corners of unclipped dj, lovely b&w photos of Prince Charles and Princess Anne having fun at Grannie's, letter rate, $15

R013: Royalty Illustrated Volume Two March 1950, A Pictorial Record of Royal Events Pitkins Golden Cord Souvenirs, stiff card covers GD/--, scrape on front cover carries through to first page, b&w photos of Royalty during 1950, letter rate $6

OTHER ROYALTY

R001: Prince Philip First Gentleman of the Realm by Douglas Liversidge Panther 1977 pb GD/--, tanned pages, b&w photos, under 500g $5

R002: The Wit of Prince Philip compiled by Peter Butler Hawthorn Books NY 1963 (1st ed.) hb with dj GD/GD, b&w photos and pithy sayings, under 500g $6

R003: The Prince of Wales a Biography by Jonathan Dimbleby Little, Brown & Co. 1994 (1st ed.) hb with dj VG/VG with b&w and coloured photos and the famous confession of infidelity. Large fat volume, over 500g $10

R004: Charles Charming's Challenges on the Pathway to the Throne by Clive James, a Royal Poem in Rhyming Couplets with illustrations by Marc Jonathan Cape 1981 (reprint) hb with dj VG/VG, under 500g $6

R005: The Royal Animals by Michele Brown W.H. Allen London 1981 lge pb GD/-- many photos mostly coloured, letter rate $8

R012: Invitation to a Royal Wedding by Trevor Hall Collins 1986, lge format hb with dj VG/VG, the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, over 500g $10

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R014: Mountbatten Hero of OurTime by Richard Hough Pan 19890 fat pb GD/--, biography of Lord Mountbatten with b&w photos, under 500g $8

R015: Queens, Crowns and Coronations by Lewis Broad Hutchinson 1952 (revised from 1932 ed.) hb with dj GD/GD, guide book to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, under 500g $8

R016: The Royals, including a postscript written after the death of the Princess of Wales by Kitty Kelly Bantam 1997, large fat paperback VG/--, b&w photos and all the scandal, over 500g $10

R017: Crowned in a Far Country Portraits of Eight Royal Brides by HRH Princess Michael of Kent Arrow 1987 pb GD/--, slight creasing on back cover, b&w photos, 8 powerful princesses who married rulers of foreign countries, under 500g $10

R018: Princess of Wales by Dulcie M. Ashdown Charles Scribner's Sons 1979 hb with dj FAIR/GD, ex-library with cracked mended spine, v. clean interior, b&w photos. Not a mention of Princess Diana, ends with Mary of Teck, over 500g $10

R019: Wallis and Edward Letters 1931-1937 The Intimate Correspondence of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor ed. by Michael Bloch Summit Books NY 1986 hb with dj VG/VG, b&w photos, over 500g $20

R020: Wallis, Secret Lives of the Duchess of Windsor by Charles Higham Pan Books 1988 fat pb GD/--, dogears, creased spine and name on fep, b&w photos. The scandalous truth about the 20th century's most infamous woman, under 500g $8

R021: The Story of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, The Woman He Loved by Ralph C. Martin Star Books 1975 pb GD/--, book-exchange stamp inside front cover. The romance that rocked the nation. Under 500g $6

ROYALS IN HISTORY

RH001: Queen Victoria Her Life and Times Volume One 1819-1861 by Cecil Woodham-Smith Book Club Associates 1973 hb with dj VG/VG, a sympathetic but objective look at one of history's most interesting queens - non-fiction, b&w photos, over 500g $8

RH002: The Widow of Windsor by Jean Plaidy Robert Hale London 1974 (1st ed.) hb with dj GD/GD, ex-library with stamps etc and tape ghosts inside the dj that show through to outside under author's name. Factional account of Queen Victoria's life after the death of Prince Albert, over 500g $10

RH003: The Long Enchantment by Elizabeth Byrd Chivers Press 1983 hb with dj VG/VG, novel describing Queen Victoria's relationship with John Brown, under 500g $10

RH004: King Charles II by Antonia Fraser Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1979 (1st ed.) large fat hb with dj VG/GD, dj has 5cm tear mended on reverse at top front spine, b&w photos, meticulous research, over 500g $15

RH005: Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser Guild Publishing London 1987 large fat hb with dj VG/VG, dj has slight creasing at top front, b&w photos, meticulous scholarly research, over 500g $10

RH006: The Gay Galliard The Love Story of Mary Queen of Scots by Margaret Irwin Chatto & Windus London 1942 (reprint) hb with dj GD/FAIR, dj chipped and torn at edges, fictionalised account of Mary Queen of Scots' romance with Bothwell, a delightful story in spite of the sad ending, over 500g $10

RH008: Katharine of Aragon by Jean Plaidy Robert Hale London 1972 hb with no dj, library binding, red boards with gilt titles, not photographed, GD/--, ex-library with a name and fep cut out, over 500g $10